Showing papers in "Journal of Teaching in Social Work in 2018"
TL;DR: In this article, a prospective model syllabus for graduate-level social work courses exploring the interactions between social work and race is presented, both historical and present, both productive and problematic.
Abstract: This article provides a prospective model syllabus for graduate-level social work courses exploring the interactions between social work and race—both historical and present, both productive and problematic—and makes an argument for this subject matter’s relevance for a course to be implemented in the graduate-level curriculum of social work programs. Instructors can view this syllabus as a template they can customize for their own purposes and contexts, and thus it should not be viewed as fixed, comprehensive, or definitive. Due to the evolutionary nature of research, language, and terms, the syllabus, of course, will need constant revision; but it is conceived as offering a curation of resources, thereby providing a starting point for education on this important topic, at least for this moment in time.
17 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a social justice classroom agenda relies on the ability of educators to create a space free from microaggressions that can be strengthened through an approach of cultural humility.
Abstract: A social justice classroom agenda relies on the ability of educators to create a space free from microaggressions that can be strengthened through an approach of cultural humility. Utilizing Bonnycastle’s social justice continuum, this article explores how to create a classroom grounded in social equality and guided by social work values to foster participation from students across all social identities.
15 citations
TL;DR: Agency group work has increased, but opportunities for social work group practice in educational settings have not kept pace as mentioned in this paper, and one option in response is technology-based learning, and students appea...
Abstract: Agency group work has increased, but opportunities for social work group practice in educational settings have not kept pace. One option in response is technology-based learning, and students appea...
15 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effectiveness of simulated instruction with undergraduate social work students and found that simulated instruction is a growing trend in social work education, which is similar to our work.
Abstract: The use of simulated instruction is a growing trend in social work education. This study examined the effectiveness of simulated instruction with undergraduate social work students. In this mixed m...
15 citations
TL;DR: With an increase in social work courses being offered in online and hybrid formats, it is imperative that social work programs understand the new teaching tenets and engagement mediums employed to....
Abstract: With an increase in social work courses being offered in online and hybrid formats, it is imperative that social work programs understand the new teaching tenets and engagement mediums employed to ...
15 citations
TL;DR: The inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer perspectives and experiences in the social work classroom is necessary to adequately include LGBTQ students and prepare graduates to practice effectively.
Abstract: The inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) perspectives and experiences in the social work classroom is necessary to adequately include LGBTQ students and prepare graduates to practice effectively. Drawing from queer theory as a theoretical framework and the authors’ experiences in practice and teaching/learning spaces with LGBTQ youth, this article offers practical strategies for creating classrooms inclusive of LGBTQ persons. Queering the classroom builds skills in students beyond practice with LGBTQ people and communities, thereby enhancing their capacity to engage diversity in practice more generally and to advance human rights and social justice.
13 citations
TL;DR: Social Work Practice with the LGBTQ Community, edited by Michael P. Dentato and published by Oxford University Press, offers a much-needed overview of the historical and modern-day factors related to sexual orientation as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Social Work Practice with the LGBTQ Community, edited by Michael P. Dentato and published by Oxford University Press, offers a much-needed overview of the historical and modern-day factors related ...
11 citations
TL;DR: The Social Work Grand Challenges call for increased culturally responsive training in social work education as discussed by the authors, which has been shown to be beneficial in successfully integrating Latino immigrant populations in the United States.
Abstract: To successfully integrate Latino immigrant populations in the United States, the Social Work Grand Challenges call for increased culturally responsive training in social work education. Nevertheles...
10 citations
TL;DR: The authors conceptualized field coordination as a negotiated pedagogy in which the coordinators navigate complex and often competing needs among students, field agencies, and social work practice, and suggested that field coordination is a critical relational pedagology essential to advancing social work education.
Abstract: Although field education is considered the signature pedagogy of social work, the work of field coordinators appear to remain peripheral to other aspects of social work education, such as coursework and research. In this article, we suggest that field coordination requires a far more complex set of knowledge and skills than merely matching students with placements based on availability and interest. Using critical and relational theories, this article conceptualizes field coordination as a negotiated pedagogy in which the coordinators navigate complex and often competing needs among students, field agencies, and social work practice. In making visible its nuances and intricacies, we suggest that field coordination is a critical relational pedagogy essential to advancing social work education.
10 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the current state of Occupational Social Work/Employee Assistance (OSW/EA) education is explored, examining the relationship between social work curricula, field placement experiences, etc.
Abstract: This article explores the current state of Occupational Social Work/Employee Assistance (OSW/EA) education. It examines the relationship between social work curricula, field placement experiences, ...
9 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an online toolbox of e-technologies to support social work educators in the delivery of distance courses is presented, highlighting the opportunities and challenges when considering the integration of e -technologies as part of social work education.
Abstract: The development of new e-technologies and an increased focus on developing distance social work education programs has created the impetus for social work educators to consider the tools they can employ in delivering distance courses. This article reflects on an action learning research project involving the development of an online toolbox of e-technologies to support social work educators in the delivery of distance courses. It highlights the opportunities and challenges when considering the integration of e-technologies as part of social work education.
TL;DR: Field work programs have a substantial responsibility for providing support and gatekeeping functions while ensuring an educational experience that allows students to master the nine holistic, multispectral, holistic, multi-modal, and multi-disciplinary skills.
Abstract: Field work programs have a substantial responsibility for providing support and gatekeeping functions while ensuring an educational experience that allows students to master the nine holistic, mult...
TL;DR: This paper examined the challenges faced by social work field instructors in two Canadian provinces and found that student difficulties, administrative issues with the social work schools, and practicum setting challenges hinder the optimal implementation of social health field education, reveal the concerning gatekeeping role of schools of social work, and discourage some social workers from taking on (or continuing) as field instructors.
Abstract: This article examines the challenges faced by social work field instructors in two Canadian provinces. The results are based on the responses from 239 field instructors to a questionnaire survey. Findings highlight student difficulties, administrative issues with the social work schools, and practicum setting challenges. These demands hinder the optimal implementation of social work field education, reveal the concerning gatekeeping role of schools of social work, and discourage some social workers from taking on (or continuing) as field instructors. Implications for social work student placements, supervision of students, academic programs, and directions for future research are presented.
TL;DR: In this article, a team-based approach is proposed to support social work educators to adopt innovative instructional methods and pedagogies to prepare students to meet the contemporary needs of diverse client populations.
Abstract: Social work educators are challenged to adopt innovative instructional methods and pedagogies to prepare students to meet the contemporary needs of diverse client populations. A team-based ...
TL;DR: For example, this article showed that there is limited research on student learning outcomes from immersion learning in social work education and there is no evidence that immersion learning is one form of experiential education.
Abstract: Immersion learning is one form of experiential education and has great utility in social work education. However, there is limited research on student learning outcomes from immersion learn...
TL;DR: This article conducted a survey at a large, public midwestern university following the election of Donald J. Trump as the president of the United States, and found that the majority of the respondents supported his election.
Abstract: This article includes findings from a mixed method survey at a large, public midwestern university following the election of Donald J. Trump as the president of the United States. It examines stude...
TL;DR: Bilingual therapists may use Spanish to create trust and enhance therapeutic relationships with bilingual clients, but less is known about working with monolingual Spanish-speaking clients as mentioned in this paper, which is not the case with bilingual therapists.
Abstract: Bilingual therapists may use Spanish to create trust and enhance therapeutic relationships with bilingual clients, but less is known about working with monolingual Spanish-speaking clients....
TL;DR: The authors discusses the course design and strategies for a graduate-level Spanish social work practice course developed by faculty at a southern California MSW program, where the primary focus is to develop and improve clinical and professional vocabulary and, in the process, increase cultural knowledge and understanding.
Abstract: This article discusses the course design and strategies for a graduate-level Spanish social work practice course developed by faculty at a southern California MSW program. The primary focus of the course is to develop and improve clinical and professional vocabulary and, in the process, increase cultural knowledge and understanding. An overview of the curriculum design, along with a description of strategies, are presented. Elements of the model include (a) making the switch from English to Spanish; (b) understanding culture and assimilation; (c) language development-integration of Spanish clinical vocabulary; and (d) application, reflection, and evaluation.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose an explicit educational framework that combines social justice and sexuality: sexual justice for social work education, which is based on the idea of sexual justice in social work.
Abstract: Social work education could benefit from an explicit educational framework that combines social justice and sexuality: sexual justice. However, there is a paucity of literature in social work discu...
TL;DR: Social Work and Integrated Health Care: From Policy to Practice and Back as mentioned in this paper represents an effort to promote the role of social work within the framework of President Obama's signature legisla...
Abstract: Social Work and Integrated Health Care: From Policy to Practice and Back represents an ambitious effort to promote the role of social work within the framework of President Obama’s signature legisl...
TL;DR: The authors found that the typical entering PhD student displayed solid conceptual, ethics, and writing skills but lesser preparation for conducting quantitative and qualitative research, including methods related to understanding evidence-based practice, and the research expectations of responding PhD faculty were low, reflecting limited retention and little production of research among typical entering doctoral students.
Abstract: This national survey of PhD faculty assessed the research preparation of entering doctoral social work students on a wide range of research knowledge and related skills. The prior literature shows that PhD programs repeat much BSW and MSW research course content. This study shows that the trend continues and has perhaps widened. PhD research faculty report that the typical entering PhD student displayed solid conceptual, ethics, and writing skills but lesser preparation for conducting quantitative and qualitative research, including methods related to understanding evidence-based practice. The research expectations of responding PhD faculty were low, reflecting limited retention and little production of research among typical entering doctoral students. These findings raise the issue of how effectively the social work profession prepares students for research and for future PhD education.
TL;DR: This article used grounded theory to analyze focus group data of students participating in an experiential learning course developed in partnership with a local Latino-serving community agency and found that the focus group participants were more likely to participate in the course.
Abstract: This study used grounded theory to analyze focus group data of students participating in an experiential learning course developed in partnership with a local Latino-serving community agency. A cen...
TL;DR: In this paper, an approach to curriculum building taking into account the integration, coherency, and integrity of such a curriculum is described, and the alignment of the components of a course reveals integrity in the curriculum is portrayed.
Abstract: The focus on competency in social work education makes the development of a competency-based curriculum critical. This article describes an approach to curriculum building taking into account the integration, coherency, and integrity of such a curriculum. A presentation of how performance outcomes are fundamental to the relationship between the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard competencies and the assignments designed to assess their attainment is presented. A demonstration of how the alignment of the components of a course reveals integrity in the curriculum is portrayed. How these aspects coalesce to build a competency-based curriculum is illustrated, and how this curriculum fulfills accreditation requirements is presented. The article concludes with the benefits and a cautionary note on this approach to curriculum building in social work education.
TL;DR: In the last decade, there has been increased momentum to bring the worlds of physical and behavioral health care together as discussed by the authors, and instead of social work education simply reacting to this change, they have been taking advantage of this momentum.
Abstract: Over the last decade, there has been increased momentum to bring the worlds of physical and behavioral health care together. Instead of social work education simply reacting to this change,...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an innovative two-semester course offered in Spanish that prepared advanced undergraduate and graduate students to use a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention (Vida Alegre).
Abstract: Bilingual social workers need specialized training to provide effective mental health services to Spanish-speaking Latinos. Ideally, this training should use the language in which the social workers plan to practice. This article describes an innovative two-semester course offered in Spanish that prepared advanced undergraduate and graduate students to use a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention (Vida Alegre). In the first semester, students learned CBT methods using Vida Alegre training materials. In the second, they conducted a service-learning project that included facilitating a CBT group under the supervision of an instructor. We review their challenges and lessons learned and provide future recommendations.
TL;DR: The use of conflict resolution, in general, and mediation, in particular, are natural practice areas for social workers and other helping professionals as mentioned in this paper, during the 1980s and 1990s, when the use of mediation w...
Abstract: Conflict resolution, in general, and mediation, in particular, are natural practice areas for social workers and other helping professionals. During the 1980s and 1990s, when the use of mediation w...
TL;DR: The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASW & Social Welfare) recognizes the need to "prepare bilingual, bicultural social workers to lead our profession on how to best serve Latinx communities" as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Achieving Equal Opportunity and Justice for All, including Latinx communities, is one of the Grand Challenges of the American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare. This is an opportunity that Social Work is well equipped to lead from its assets-based approach to research and practice. Such a systemic transformation can be attained through innovative programs that prepare bilingual, bicultural social workers to lead our profession on how to best serve Latinx communities. This article lays out this Latinx opportunity and introduces initiatives across the country to advance the formation of social workers equipped to work effectively with the growing Latinx population in America.
TL;DR: Despite the significant overlap in social work's and higher education's missions and values, there is a scarc... as mentioned in this paper, who argue that field education is essential to the development of professional social workers.
Abstract: Field education is essential to the development of professional social workers. Despite the significant overlap in social work’s and higher education’s missions and values, there is a scarc...
TL;DR: The authors examines the need for a culturally prepared social workforce to serve the nation's largest minority group, and provides recommendations to address this burgeoning issue using the same goal of population parity established by the 2007 Task Force on Latinos in Social Work Education.
Abstract: This study examines the need for a culturally prepared social workforce to serve the nation’s largest minority group and provides recommendations to address this burgeoning issue. Using the same goal of population parity established by the 2007 Task Force on Latinos in Social Work Education, the authors (a) present an update on Latinxs presence in social work programs, (b) propose a theoretical framework and a conceptual paradigm to prepare future social workers to properly serve Latinx communities, and (c) introduce a case study designed to systematically address this issue.